Tag: Dominick J. Ruggerio
Senate chamber to be dedicated to Dominick Ruggerio
PROVIDENCE – The Senate chamber will be dedicated Thursday in honor of former President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-North Providence, who died in April 2025...
Famiglietti wins District 4 Democratic Primary; General election slated for Aug....
NORTH PROVIDENCE – City Council member Stefano Famiglietti clinched the Democratic nomination for R.I. Senate District 4 on Tuesday.
His victory sets the stage for...
New Senate leadership taking own path on McKee raises
The General Assembly's handling of Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposal for significant raises for nearly a dozen of his cabinet members has highlighted a...
Lawson elected R.I. Senate president; Ciccone named majority leader
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate on Tuesday elected Valarie J. Lawson as its president, succeeding Dominick J. Ruggerio, who had served in the leadership...
R.I. Senate President Ruggerio dies at 76
PROVIDENCE – Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, D-North Providence, the most senior member of the Statehouse, died Monday morning at the age of 76,...
‘Sixth Sense’ director, ‘The Notebook’ author filming movie in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Notable director M. Night Shyamalan and best-selling author Nicholas Sparks are teaming up on a movie set to be filmed in the...
Bissaillon resubmits bill to prevent liens on homes over medical debt
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Jacob E. Bissaillon, D-Providence, has introduced legislation to prohibit the attachment of liens against Rhode Islanders’ homes because of medical debt.
The...
Several CRMC bills to consider, but will there be any change...
Some state leaders and one of Rhode Island's largest environmental groups have failed in recent years to dismantle the embattled R.I. Coastal Resources Management...
Gu to lead Senate Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies
PROVIDENCE – Sen. Victoria Gu, D-Westerly, has been appointed by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio to lead the seven-member Senate Committee on Artificial Intelligence and...
Legislators concerned about fate of Roger Williams, Fatima in wake of...
PROVIDENCE – Several lawmakers in the R.I. House of Representatives are raising concerns about the fate of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady...
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